Scientists
What do palaeontologists study?
Fossils
Who discovered that dinosaurs were killed by an asteroid?
Luis Walter Alvarez.
What did the Hallucigenia look like and when did it die out?
Seven pairs of legs, a nozzel at one end and a row of spikes along its back. It died out over 500 million years ago.
What is the full title of Darwin's book about evolution?
The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
What was Alfred Lothar Wegener's theory called?
"Continental drift"
(pages 65- 66)
How do Velociraptors hunt?
In packs
What was Opabinia and what did it use its nozzle for?
Opabinia had 5 eyes and a nozzle with claws. It used its nozzle to grab anything that went to close to it.
Who is the host other than Ben?
Sophie
Who was Captain Fitzroy?
A sailor
Are Brachiosauruses herbivores or carnivores?
Herbivores. They could eat a whole tree for breakfast!
What is the Smilodon and when did it live? What are some physical features that you can see on it?
The Smilodon is a saber-toothed tiger. It is bigger than today's tigers and lived roughly 16,000 years ago. It stayed in bushes and attacked anything that came too close. Its name means "knife tooth," and its grin revealed two giant, long teeth that were as long as swords.
What are the three different types of rocks?
Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary
Which scientist became a monk?
Gregor Mendel
When and how did Australian thieves steal the world's only set of Stegosaurus footprints?
They stole the footprints in 1996 by cutting them straight out of the rock.
What are Eurypterids and how long are they?
Sea Scorpions that are three-metres-long
What type of rock contains the most fossils?
Sedimentary rock normally contains the most fossils.